March 2015 at dusk:
Early in the month, the four brightest “stars,” in order of brilliance, are:
Venus
, in the west;
Jupiter
, in the eastern sky;
Sirius
, the “Dog Star,” 40 degrees up in the south as seen from the Coachella Valley; and
Canopus
, less than 4 degrees up when it passes due south about 21 min...

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Two planets and a star far outshine all competitors at dusk in February.

They are:
Venus
, of magnitude -4, low in the west-southwest, shifting toward the west and slowly gaining altitude as this month progresses;
Jupiter,
of magnitude -2.6, starting very low in the east-northeast, moving into the east a...